Jonathan Ross Hangs Up on Joel Dommett on Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Joel Dommett’s appearance on Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? took a hilarious turn on Wednesday night, after he enlisted the help of Jonathan Ross as his Phone-A-Friend.

The comedian was the latest star in the hotseat hoping to win thousands of pounds for charity, but received a shock when Jonathan sensationally hung up, joking that he wasn’t interesting in buying anymore of host Jeremy Clarkson’s potatoes.

At first, Joel cruised his way up the money tree, but he became stuck at £32,000 when a question on films came up.

The question was: ‘Which of these directors did not direct any of the James Bond films that starred Daniel Craig?’, with the options being: ‘Christopher McQuarrie; Cary Joji Fukunaga; Sam Mendes; Martin Campbell.’

Joel told host Jeremy he wanted to enlist the help of Jonathan, his co-star on The Masked Singer, with the presenter known for his extensive film knowledge.

Joel Dommett ‘s appearance on Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? took a hilarious turn on Wednesday night, after he enlisted the help of Jonathan Ross as his Phone-A-Friend

The comedian was the latest star in the hotseat in a bid to win thousands of pounds for charity, but received a shock when Jonathan sensationally hung up

Picking up the phone to hear Jeremy’s voice, Jonathan quipped: ‘Jeremy I’ve told you time and time again, I’m not interested in buying any potatoes. You’ve got to stop calling me!’ before putting the phone down.

Jeremy, who has won a new whole army of fans with his Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm, told Joel: ‘Has he hung up? He has hung up!

‘That’s a first! Jonathan has hung up on me. Would you like to call Graham Norton? he’s a much nicer man, he probably wouldn’t hang up and he’d probably know.’

He then opted to re-phone Jonathan who said: ‘Oh it really is Millionaire? I thought you were really selling.’

Confirming that a producer was watching on to ensure he wouldn’t cheat when answering the question, Jonathan quipped: ‘Yes there’s a very nice man named Jack, we’re both in our underpands cos I can’t turn the heating down.’

Jonathan was quick to share the answer to the question – Christopher McQuarrie – meaning Joel advanced to £64,000.

Overall the comic won an impressive £125,000 for the Brain Tumour Support charity.

While the episode originally aired back in 2022, its repeat on Wednesday led Joel to share a clip of the funny moment on Instagram, with the caption: ‘Not all heros wear capes. Some just wear the underpants, Thanks @mewossy.’

Tasked with a question on film, Joel called up his Masked Singer co-star and well-known cinephile Jonathan in a bid to win £64,000 

Jonathan (pictured) poked fun at host Jeremy’s Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm by joking he ‘didn’t want to buy anymore potatoes’

After host Jeremy Clarkson re-phoned the presenter, he was able to give Joel the right answer, and the comic won a total of £125,000 for charity

During the episode, former footballer Chris Kamara also sat in the Millionaire hotseat, and left the show with a respectable £32,000 for his charity.

Back in March, a resurfaced clip from Millionaire’s civilian run showed the toe-curling momen a man rang his wife for help, only to be confronted by another male voice.

In a resurfaced clip from 2020, JP Morgan from Lincoln, used the Phone a Friend option, hoping his wife would help him bag £16,000, but was instead baffled when another man apparently picked up the call. 

Seconds after JP hit dial, he was confronted with a man’s voice, although it appeared to be an automated message before Elizabeth finally picked up.

Alarmed, star presenter Jeremy said: ‘That was a man who just answered your phone.’Realising his remark had made JP panic, he continued: ‘But relax, it could be completely innocent’.

When she answered, Jeremy asked: ‘Can I just confirm that you’ve got someone there with you?’ 

Startled viewers were quick to take their thoughts on YouTube, where the clip has racked up just shy of 350,000 views.